Hull York Medical School (HYMS) is a
medical school
A medical school is a tertiary educational institution, or part of such an institution, that teaches medicine, and awards a professional degree for physicians. Such medical degrees include the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS, M ...
in England which took its first intake of students in 2003. It was opened as a part of the British Government's attempts to train more doctors, along with
Brighton and Sussex Medical School
Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) is a medical school formed as a partnership of the University of Brighton and the University of Sussex. Like other UK medical schools it is based on the principles and standards of 'Tomorrow's Doctors', ...
,
Peninsula Medical School and
University of East Anglia Medical School
Norwich Medical School is a medical school based at the University of East Anglia, in Norwich, England. It is part of the Faculty of Medicine and Health sciences at the university. The first intake of students was in 2002. The school has a 5-year ...
.
History
The early history of medical education in Hull and York goes back to the three following institutions: Hull Medical School (1831), York Medical Society (1832) and the York Medical School (1834). Notable doctors associated with the York school included
John Hughlings Jackson (in whose honour the modern medical school building at the
University of York
, mottoeng = On the threshold of wisdom
, established =
, type = Public research university
, endowment = £8.0 million
, budget = £403.6 million
, chancellor = Heather Melville
, vice_chancellor = Charlie Jeffery
, students ...
is named),
Daniel Hack Tuke
Daniel Hack Tuke (19 April 18275 March 1895) was an English physician and expert on mental illness.
Family
Tuke came from a long line of Quakers from York who were interested in mental illness and concerned with those afflicted. His great-gr ...
,
Thomas Laycock (physiologist)
Thomas Laycock FRSE FRCPE (10 August 1812 – 21 September 1876) was an English physician and neurophysiologist who was a native of Bedale near York. Among medical historians, he is best known for his influence on John Hughlings Jackson ...
,
James Atkinson (surgeon)
James Atkinson (1759–1839) was an English surgeon and bibliographer.
Life
Atkinson was the son of a medical practitioner and friend of Laurence Sterne in York. He studied under Henry Cline and Thomas Denman. A Roman Catholic, he went into med ...
, and Sir
Jonathan Hutchinson
Sir Jonathan Hutchinson (23 July 1828 – 23 June 1913), was an English surgeon, ophthalmologist, dermatologist, venereologist, and pathologist.
Life
He was born in Selby, Yorkshire, of Quaker parents and educated in the local school. Then he ...
. It is thought that the York school closed in the 1860s.
The founding of a medical school as part of the
University of Hull
The University of Hull is a public research university in Kingston upon Hull, a city in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was founded in 1927 as University College Hull. The main university campus is located in Hull and is home to the Hull ...
was considered in the ''Report of the Royal Commission on Medical Education 1965–68 (Todd Report)'' (published 1968), but the idea was not thought viable until the
Humber Bridge was completed, as it would enable students to travel to placements in South Lincolnshire.
Teaching
![Allam Medical Building](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/95/Allam_Medical_Building.jpg)
The medical school has 156 places for 2018 and receives around 1,200 applications each year.
Of the successful applicants each year, half are based at the
University of Hull
The University of Hull is a public research university in Kingston upon Hull, a city in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was founded in 1927 as University College Hull. The main university campus is located in Hull and is home to the Hull ...
and the other half are based at the
University of York
, mottoeng = On the threshold of wisdom
, established =
, type = Public research university
, endowment = £8.0 million
, budget = £403.6 million
, chancellor = Heather Melville
, vice_chancellor = Charlie Jeffery
, students ...
for the first two years of their course. In 2017, the medical school was ranked 17th in the UK by The Guardian University Subject Guide and 17th by the Complete University Guide 2018. For 2019 these rankings fell to 30th and 26th respectively.
applicants are required to sit the
UCAT admissions test.
Students spend the two years in phase one at their academic bases (either Hull or York). Phase two consists of rotation around
York
York is a cathedral city with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. It is the historic county town of Yorkshire. The city has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a ...
,
Hull,
Scunthorpe
Scunthorpe () is an industrial town and unparished area in the unitary authority of North Lincolnshire in Lincolnshire, England of which it is the main administrative centre. Scunthorpe had an estimated total population of 82,334 in 2016. A pre ...
,
Grimsby
Grimsby or Great Grimsby is a port town and the administrative centre of North East Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England. Grimsby adjoins the town of Cleethorpes directly to the south-east forming a conurbation. Grimsby is north-east of Linco ...
,
Scarborough Scarborough or Scarboro may refer to:
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* Scarborough (surname)
* Earl of Scarbrough
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and Northallerton/Middlesbrough. In the final year of the course (phase three), students essentially take on the role of a 'junior' pre-registration house officer and are also able to carry out an 'elective' period overseas. This is a common feature in most UK medical curricula. The school's first international students began their studies in September 2006.
Hull York Medical School course uses
problem-based learning
Problem-based learning (PBL) is a student-centered pedagogy in which students learn about a subject through the experience of solving an open-ended problem found in trigger material. The PBL process does not focus on problem solving with a define ...
. There is an emphasis on early and sustained clinical experience in General Practices, hospitals and community settings.
The medical school allows students to
intercalate
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*Intercalation (chemistry), insertion of a molecule (or ion) into layered solids such as graphite
* Intercalation (timekeeping), insertion of a leap day, week or month into some calendar years to make the calendar foll ...
a BSc or master's degree in various subjects, such as anatomy, biology and ethics.
The medical degree curriculum is five years long and on completion students graduate with an
MB BS
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery ( la, Medicinae Baccalaureus, Baccalaureus Chirurgiae; abbreviated most commonly MBBS), is the primary medical degree awarded by medical schools in countries that follow the tradition of the United King ...
degree (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery).
Campuses, NHS Trusts and Hospitals
Hull York Medical School is based at two university sites, the University of Hull and University of York, and is partnered with 3
Acute NHS Trusts and 3
Mental Health Trusts.
HYMS Partners
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Acute Trusts and Hospitals
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
The Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust operates in the city of Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The Trust was formed on 1 October 1999 by the merger of the East Yorkshire Hospitals and the Royal Hull
Hospitals National H ...
:
* Hull Royal Infirmary
Hull Royal Infirmary is a tertiary teaching hospital and is one of the two main hospitals for Kingston upon Hull (the other being Castle Hill Hospital in nearby Cottingham). It is situated on Anlaby Road, just outside the city centre, and is r ...
* Castle Hill Hospital
Castle Hill Hospital is an NHS hospital to the west of Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, and is run by Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
History
Hull Sanatorium, designed by Joseph Hirst, was built on the site of Co ...
:
* Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital
Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital (previously Scartho Road Hospital) is a public hospital in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England. It is managed by the Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
History
The hospital has its orig ...
* Scunthorpe General Hospital
Scunthorpe General Hospital is the main hospital for North Lincolnshire. It is situated on Church Lane in the west of Scunthorpe, off Kingsway (the A18), and north of the railway.
Until the 1970s, it was known as Scunthorpe and District War Me ...
York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust:
* York Hospital
York Hospital is a National Health Service teaching hospital in York, England. It is managed by the York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, an NHS foundation trust which also runs several other hospitals in North Yorkshire ...
* Scarborough General Hospital
Mental Health Trusts
* Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust
* Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust
Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust (formerly Humber NHS Foundation Trust) provides health and social care services to a population of almost 800,000 people across Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, North Lincolnshire and North Ea ...
* Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
The Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust is an NHS trust that provides mental health, learning disability and eating disorders services. It serves a population of around two million people living in County Durham, Darlington and mos ...
List of deans
*Professor William Gillespie OBE (2003–2007)
*Professor Ian Greer
Ian Bramwell Greer (5 June 1933 – 4 November 2015) was a British political lobbyist whose career was affected by the cash-for-questions affair.
Early life
Ian Bramwell Greer was born on 5 June 1933, the son of Salvation Army parents. He was ...
(2007–2010)
*Professor Tony Kendrick (2010–2013)
*Professor Trevor Sheldon (November 2013 - December 2016)
*Professor Una Macleod (Dean from January 2017)
Staff
Professor John Lee, professor of Clinical Pathology was a co-presenter on Anatomy for Beginners
''Anatomy for Beginners'' is a television show created by Gunther von Hagens.
In this 4-part series, von Hagens and Professor John Lee demonstrated the anatomical structure and workings of the body. The 4 episodes (''Movement'', ''Circulation'' ...
(screened in the UK on Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned enterprise, state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a four ...
in 2005) in which he explained the dissections of Gunther von Hagens
Gunther von Hagens (born Gunther Gerhard Liebchen; 10 January 1945) is a German anatomist who invented the technique for preserving biological tissue specimens called plastination. He has organized numerous ''Body Worlds'' public exhibitions an ...
. He co-presented a second series with von Hagens in 2006 called Autopsy: Life and Death (Channel 4, 2006).
He left the medical school in 2014.
References
External links
The Hull York Medical School
Discussion forum for applicants to Hull York Medical School
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Medical schools in England
Education in Kingston upon Hull
University of Hull
University of York
2003 establishments in England
Educational institutions established in 2003
Departments of the University of York